paragliding reserve throw after failed SAT

[@andrewjames7493]

For Fuchs sake... nice reserve throw. Congratulations on surviving.

[@charliegunnar789]

you probably dont give a damn but does someone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me.

[@chandlerpablo6784]

@Charlie Gunnar Instablaster ;)

[@austinrussell32044]

This video is both tense and calm at the same time... I'm so grateful for videos like these. It's easy to forget how dangerous gliding can be! Thank you. I'm glad you're alive!

[@mrtony1985]

Love how the mountain logo for Paramount Pictures is in the background

[@Mister_Majestic]

Sure does look like it lol.

[@alexsakon]

Great: beautiful scenery, recovering the wing and actually steering the steerable Bad: acro in pod. Acro in rough air. Not going into spiral before pulling inside brake to start SAT and spinning it. acro over ground with one reserve. Glad it all worked out. Those quick release biners make me uneasy. Just pull the brakes all the way and you can kill the wing and pull it in. I feel like quick release biners, breakaway speed system, all that is too cumbersome unless you do a lot of acro and plan on throwing the reserve a lot

[@LessBeard]

The Matterhorn 👍 maps.app.goo.gl/XKDFKFno1qikYSAq6

[@consuelolinaresdg1592]

Love the honesty. The kind of honesty where you explain what you felt you did wrong could save a life. It never occurred to me about the quick-out krabs and speed bar, for example.

[@prestonvalora2647]

Thank you for sharing. I am a new pilot and seeing this “first hand” provided very valuable insights. So glad you landed safely!

[@StevieWonder-f9h]

Good job. Gather your main chute so it doesn’t get entangled with your reserve then ride it out. Stay calm and remember your training. It seems to work 98% of the time. Been there, done that.

[@mikedickinson9730]

You know, regardless of what language someone speaks, or what language barriers could exist, the sighs of relief are universal!

[@johnbass9399]

Thanks for sharing. Beginner and these vidos are very educational. I'm about to buy my own gear, and this has convinced me that the steerable reserve is worth the extra cost.

[@DustinMaxim1015]

Steerable not recommended for beginners. Too many tasks in an emergency to grab the reserve toggles and steer. Better to focus on killing your original canopy and float straight down.

[@hoverparagliding]

That's money well spent on the beamer I recon. Great video

[@aic7208]

Chris Hover - that throw worked on beamer, it’s not always a given. Surprised it wasn’t a stand up landing. Thinking a square steerable diamond cross a better option above beamer.

[@cooperthompson4850]

@@aic7208 how does one of those steer🤔

[@aic7208]

cooper thompson it has brakes, and the corner of the square reserve is facing in front. So pulling brakes brings the back half of square down to create lift/drag.

[@pipercolt1963]

Think i'd prefer the beamer to the main wing

[@hoverparagliding]

@@aic7208 I've been looking into those charly Square steerable reserves, they look good but looks too easy to get twisted up, beamer to me looks much better.

[@JP-ts8oy]

5 years later: Thanks for sharing. I think your analysis is perfectly right. Hope you're still enjoying your pilot life !

[@paulhendershott667]

Way to go! I'm still sweating just watching you video...😅

[@CEDARRISE]

Thank you for sharing. Very interesting, scary and educational video. I'm sure this will save lives. Really impressed by the lack of bad language too :-)

[@grendelkeep]

I definitely need that Beamer 3 rescue parachute. Seems to work perfectly fine.

[@patrickfain9318]

"oh no" is right! Glad it ended well!

[@robertwren2289]

WOW, I'm with you, never fly without a reserve.

[@skyhighadventuresaus9252]

This is why we don’t attempt acro manoeuvres in a pod harness. Too much instability and potential over rotation from body position. Glad you lived to fly another day mate 👍🏻

[@joel.fuchs_]

Yup... thanks🙏

[@bananaboywonderfrick8143]

Joel Fuchs 🖐 high five to you too

[@patrickswayze2596]

I’ve done it a few times, never tried a SAT in my pod but wing overs and spirals, just basic shit, but the common issue is too much yaw in your oscillating motion when in a high speed spin, but as Sky High said, glad you were ok and safe to fly another day 👍🏻

[@lifestory6803]

could you watch my clip too kzbin.info/www/bejne/omKsgH2qf7-FgM0

[@patrickswayze2596]

Joel Fuchs just watched your video again Joel, and dar out man, a lesser pilot would not have gotten away so lucky as you did. It takes time and experience not to panic, remain calm, wait until the right time to throw your reserve (I’ve seen so many people over the years panic and throw their reserve straight into their malfunctioned wing, but to attempt to steer using the still untangled lines shows your experience and ability to remain calm and allow yourself to remember your training (lower air time pilots), attempt to (if at a good altitude) correct the mal, then throw your reserve when all else fails. Well done mate, and not sure if you still hold it but congrats on your record about a year or so ago, that was epic man! Over 300km XC? Whaaat? Epic mate Much respect from Aus 👊🏼

[@dingo_duck]

I've been watching a ton of paramotor/gliding videos and this looks like really good reason as to why the higher you are, the safer. You have time to react when things hit the fan

[@joel.fuchs_]

Altitude is your friend for sure...

[@CarlosArruda77]

Ah, how often do things "hit the fan"? I'm 46 and I am thinking of starting this hoby. Never done anything remotely and don't even know where to start but one thing I do know for sure. I won't go anywhere without some proper basic training! Glad you were unscaved.

[@angelreading5098]

That was frightening to watch ! but you had good presence of mind to act quickly,you must be strong to pull in the glider like that ? a hard lesson learned and thank you for sharing your experience,the reserve Beamer 2 saved your life.

[@Chris-sf7ug]

I failed my SAT but then just didnt get into college

[@cooperthompson4850]

Llolol

[@lifestory6803]

could you watch my clip too kzbin.info/www/bejne/omKsgH2qf7-FgM0

[@toasterbath1395]

@@lifestory6803 could you shut the fuck up

[@johnk12345100]

Yeah awesome video, man you were up there! Lot of time, I hate you struggled so much getting that main Wing in! That had to be a little bit unsettling when your main Wing touched your reserve!

[@giovannipassoni849]

Nice, tks to share your experience, i ve got beamer 2 . never launched, good pack, no twist as they Say it happens Most of times, good reaction, u did every Step safe and quick, ciao

[@magicwand6746]

Your skill set is astounding man ...but what actually saved you was your endurance , you are one tough cookie and super crazy .. ..I call you crazy for getting off the ground knowing how windy it is ...guys lets keep the sport safe , there some days we must stay grounded .

[@joel.fuchs_]

The weather was not the problem

[@maddoxtom]

This makes me want a steerable reserve. Thanks for sharing.

[@577buttfan]

Yeah its nice too be able too steer away from power lines,water,trees,roads,and buildings huh.

[@hugedickerinokripperino5299]

577 Jersey Customs Adventures to

[@jussivalter]

Yeah. That feeling when you are under your traditional reserve above cliffs/town/what ever and you cannot do more than pray, watch and quess where you'll landing. You are totally just a passenger in that situation.

[@yarpos]

@@jussivalter paragliding round reserves are not steerable? they were when skydiving reserves were round, not a lot of performance but quite steerable to avoid an obstacle

[@jussivalter]

@@yarpos no they are not. Mine reserve is most basic round (PDA) type. There is lots of other types of pg reserve, most of them are non-steerable. You cannot even reach the twines of the chute. However there is steerable reserves with gliding ability, but those are expensive and you have to still cutoff/control your main wing if you wanna steer. There are even systems that automatically cutoff your main wing and that wing pulls your reserve by one deploying. All these have their pros and cons. But most common ones are those unsteerable reserves.

[@evanwindom3265]

I've never flown a PG, but used to own a fixed wing. Stuff happens in aviation. The thing that separates survivors from statistics when it does is very often having the presence of mind to keep your wits about you and just do the next step. My heart was in my throat when I saw the collapsed wing approaching the reserve. I could just imagine a snarl collapsing them both. (I don't know how big a risk that is since I'm not a PG pilot, but it seemed like a distinct possibility.) Nice job of keeping your head. I hope I'm as cool if I'm ever in a situation of that magnitude.

[@Halli50]

An impressive clip. Some forethought is evident - once the reserve is deployed, the collapsed main is laboriously retrieved so it will not foul the reserve. The Rogallo-style controllable reserve is impressive! Being a retired aviation professional that started Hang-Gliding in 1973 and tried paragliding when it was in it's infancy, I find the current technology fantastic (if somewhat fragile).

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

You are a master. All perfect done.

[@TheBjossi80]

Thanks for sharing! I am doing SAT every week now and I can clearly see you pull way too much brake before you had any energy for entering SAT. Pod harness or not, this was the main cause. Always wait for the spiral energy before you pull more brake. Peace out 🤗

[@577buttfan]

Yeah,he spun it before it got face down.

[@AnthonyVella]

You chose a beautiful LZ. Thanks for sharing dude!

[@carts4138]

Thanks - love watching others do crazy things...I learnt a lot from this. Glad you landed safely!

[@patrickswayze2596]

Dane Carter hi bud. Do you fly (paraglide)? If not, just curios what you learnt from it? If so, same question...

[@carts4138]

@@patrickswayze2596 Yes starting, 10 Hrs PG & 2 Hrs PPG. What I learnt; 1. Never exceed my capabilities. 2. How quickly after initial twist, the wing wrt the risers kept winding up. Wondering how his chest strap might play apart if it was tight bringing the risers closer, reducing twist stability. 3. How the reserve behaved with the main wing. 4. Finally, whether lifting a foot up and jamming between risers like we did as kids on rope swings would have untwisted the risers... All in all - interesting to see how people react in situations like that...Cheers

[@patrickswayze2596]

Dane Carter all really good points, but do you remember the theory in the classroom in regards to pitch, yaw and roll? Pitch - forward and backwards swing. Roll - side to side swing. Yaw - oscillation when you twist. The one thing we can take from this, thee most important thing we can take from this is that pod harnesses create more yaw rotation then your open harness due to the fact that when you’re seated your legs are dangling, so your centre of gravity is much more stable. When in a pod harness having your legs stretched out, your chances of yaw motion is much higher because your legs are acting like a swing, and that extra weight that has been added to your lateral axis is now affecting your angle of attack, there for stunts like helis which are one of your easier manoeuvres to learn (over time! So don’t get too ahead of yourself) is being countered by the non reaction of the wing! So he’s twisting is a yaw motion and as you saw, he twisted up before he even had a chance to attempt to counter it! Lesson learnt? Never do acro moves in a pod harness! You can get acro harnesses, but you can use any seated harness for these manoeuvres, but an acro harnesses is deigned to position your body for maximum use of energy and body positioning to enter such manoeuvres... The moment he tried to start his helis you can see there is no reaction from his wing! As he mentioned it was die to light conditions!,, that doesn’t mean anything! I will tag you in another comment I made on here in regards to this! You can heli on pretty much any wing, no matter it’s rating, my 3YO daughter loves them and I usually lay a few down for her before we come into land! I’ve been skydiving for over 20 years and PG for about ten, and a CFi for close to two years now, so I get to fly pretty much every day, but I never took any shortcuts, followed all the rules and lessons I was taught, and I still don’t take any unnecessary risks, especially I’m doing tandems, but helicos are always a favourite, plus Brie extra weight of being two up helps to really get them going! As you grow as a pilot, once you gain some altitude, practice some mild wing overs, but remember always ‘active flying’! As you pull hard down on your right toggle be ready to bring that left down as the right comes up, like a lever! Find nice even motions and don’t go too big or get too fast or you’ll enter SAY and that’s another ball game altogether brother... Once you’re faxing backwards you run the risk of actually coming out of it backwards and flying the wrong direction and causing a collapse and dim simming yourself!... Any other questions just tag me and I’ll happily answer anything you need dude, I just want to see new students fly safe and smart, active flying my friend, active flying...

[@carts4138]

@@patrickswayze2596 Yes - what is your point?

[@patrickswayze2596]

Dane Carter If you cant find the point in the first two sentences you shouldn’t be flying! Good luck sport! I made it crystal clear how he found himself in this position and you can’t find it? You best go back and do a refresher course mate

[@natange1436]

thanks for posting! this happened to me today at lower alt. i managed to get un-spun and recover just over the trees, but i didnt have a camera to capture it and look back at.

[@johnnywisconny]

😬...💩... Damn. I'm glad you're ok👍🏻 and thanks for sharing your story and your break down of the events. These stories save lives only if they are shared. Sub'ed 🤜🤛

[@cedshred1676]

Glad you landed safely! Great video to see a full twist with reserve throw.

[@padraicmcgraw]

Man great shot of Zermatt though while you under the emergency canopy! Glad you are safe :)

[@MrKbtor2]

Well done! I've never thrown my reserve before so it's interesting to see that they have break toggles. All I know is that mine is square.

[@joel.fuchs_]

Most are not steerable

[@DomesticDave]

So glad I made the Beamer3 investment too. Haven't thrown it yet but your decent and landing was so reassuring if I ever have to. Thanks for Sharing, be safe. I fly in Verbier mostly so not too far from you I guess.

[@joel.fuchs_]

Yeah try to keep it that way😬😄 Flew a couple of times in verbier, nice place...😎👌🏼

[@cerberusairforce]

Give you credit. Having plenty of air between you and the ground todo everything you needed todo in case of a wing failure. Nice job.

[@skyoutube1523]

Nice control and emergency handling. I have done a tandem skydive and i can empathize how you would feel when such a thing happens. The parachute fuchs 😀

[@raykrv6a]

Love that reserve. When I was skydiving, I had a main parachute similar to that reserve.

[@raykrv6a]

@Chris Landry Yes. I'm old.

[@yarpos]

@Chris Landry Delta II wing, in the US the Paradactyl aka the Maladactyl. They had a short window in the first half of the 1980s so if you werent around then or around where they were poular you may have missed it. There was also the Thunderbow which was roughly triangular but more like a high performance round canopy if that makes any sense. They all got swamped by the arrival of square canopies.

[@jeffturner2693]

What a beautiful reserve that beamer is. I love Icaro gliders as well. Glad you landed safely.

[@jamesturncliff5960]

Wow great job 👏 the wing was a handful but you got it in 👍👍

[@mmichaeldonavon]

I'd fly that Reserve all day long! Look how stable it was. I remember that "style" of main parachute (free fallers) in the late 60's. Never caught on, though. Had major problems with opening shock at terminal velocity - WHACK! you could hear the opening on the ground. :) A reefing system was used - that, as I recall, was a bridle cord wrapped around the suspension lines to allow the triangular chute to opening more slowly. Bad system overall. No-one bought any of those on the market. Then there was the Para Commander - then the "wing." And the rest is history. B-6370

[@KingHaggis]

Yikes! Good job!

[@FluidBlow]

Thanks for sharing this video with comments. Glad you're okay!

[@crashnburnband]

I was always taught to get your legs underneath when pulling manoeuvres. Also, grab above the twists to stop further twists you can then unwind.

[@patrickswayze2596]

Can’t really in a pod harness dude. Read his description, he explains where and why he was doing what he was doing...

[@skyhighadventuresaus9252]

Nick Jones he’s right. You don’t attempt acro in a pod, and the pilot describes his experience in the description, but a pod harness causes lots of oscillation and YAW movements as mention by Patrick in other comments, and he (the pilot) says he usually uses an ACRO harness.

[@crashnburnband]

@@patrickswayze2596 Agreed don't do acro in a pod but you should still get your legs under no problem.

[@patrickswayze2596]

Nick Jones still would have been too late, once enough YAW takes over you can either ride it out or counter it, however this poor bugger was already stalled which wouldn’t have made a difference. I get why he’s in a pod, looks fresh where he’s doing his siv course, had the time, altitude and confidence, why not, but that was his downfall, and if you read his comment under the video he completely lays out he effed up, mistakes happen, but fro my experience and as a cfi I see many mistakes in this video, and I’m glad he made it a slight tutorial and warning to others rather then showing off or just posting it for the sake of it Blues skies brother

[@waynejoey2842]

Very impressed with your cool recovery. Good job 👍👍

[@IamDoogy]

Congratulations, Mr. Fuchs. It must've been hard to keep a clear head while you're plummeting to earth.

[@Labroidas]

I'm so glad you're ok :( nice job with the reserve parachute

[@davidcrooks1752]

Wow!!!!!! ........Their not kidding when they say the Beamer deploys fast. 👍👍👍peace out 🇬🇧

[@skyhighadventuresaus9252]

David Crooks they really do. I have a Beamer 2, and I’ve used it for play, just a stunt to do BASE jump and it’s slow sink rate is crazy compared to an actual skydiving canopy or reserve, they are worth every cent in my opinion.

[@patrickswayze2596]

David Crooks me too. The Beamer 3 will be in my harness in about a month of so, but my 2 has served me well! Used it on a siv course, also did a few BASE jumps on it after releasing from my canopy and they are deployed so rapidly! As a skydiver and BASE jumper, it was actually really cool! The sink rate is unbelievably slow, for my weight like 3, 3.5 metres per second is what I got from my gps and vario information. Great investment, and I keep my Apco mayday on my chest mount if doing acro, it has longer lines so easier and safer to throw if I fuck out on my first reserve launch which has never happened het thankfully

[@danblumel]

Nice shot of the Matterhorn about 16 seconds in

[@sandrainthesky1011]

Wow that was a horrible entry haha! I have never thrown and wonder how hard it would be to pull in the glider, especially with "y" strapped reserve off my shoulders. I have practiced on the ground in strong wind and it's really hard to get even the minimally inflated tip to come in. I'm considering quick release biner's too. hmm. Thanks for the reality check mate!

[@HVYMETL]

cool that you had the presence of mind to calmly gather your wing.

[@patrickswayze2596]

HVYMETL you have too! If you panic and aren’t thinking clearly or scrambling you are wasting valuable time and altitude where you could be calmly assessing the situation and deal with it calmly and make sure you follow all your procedures and training and experience to get you back down to earth safely. He landed perfectly and he had time and height on his side, and panicking only causes you to miss crucial information of what’s going on around you!..

[@herrlito-hv]

Why do paragliders just randomly fall from the sky so often? If never seen this happening with skydiver - parachutes or base jump - parachutes

[@spandakenji2975]

Very informative the way you put the video together, many thanks!! Thought maybe the reserve was not necessary, but don't know how deep you were into the spiral...

[@brb7834]

Spanda Kenji of course reserve was necessary didn’t you see the twisted lines? What are you talking about?

[@kristenborchin6479]

Amazing how fast a wing turns into a glad trash bag. I'll stay with fixed wing aircraft all day long.

[@patrickswayze2596]

Kristen Borchin not necessarily. I’ve been skydiving since I was 17, 20 years now, and I’ve only ever deployed my reserve twice and never thought this is it. Paragliding for over ten years now, I’m a CFI at a reputable school, and unfortunately trying to do acro in a pod harness places your body in a completely different position then if you were in a acro or standard harness. What do you fly?

[@uncleswell]

Also should point out that this is a high performance wing which sacrifices stability and forgiveness for performance. There are many wings out there that would have reinflated easily... Not to mention the other issues mentioned in these comments about how the situation could have been approached better. As a fellow fixed wing pilot, Don't knock it til you try it or have a thorough understanding.

[@kristenborchin6479]

There are no birds with inflatable wings , be the bird, fixed wings for me., may the inflation force be with you and your friends

[@patrickswayze2596]

Kristen Borchin hahaha

[@patrickswayze2596]

Kristen Borchin Josh is right though, his wing doesn’t help for any forgiveness, however, doing acro in a pod harness was calling out disaster from the beginning

[@wm9782]

How the Fuch sake did you not cramp up? My arms hurt just from watching the struggle... So glad you survived that mess.

[@ranman58635]

Interestingly enough, his wing stayed open for quite some time after he threw the shoot.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

As someone that is about to start PPG training I really appreciate this video. Thanks for sharing and letting people see what can happen and how it can be overcome safely. Explaining the errors leading up to the problem was excellent. BTW, what does SAT stand for? Thanks very much.

[@booketoiles1600]

It's an acro figure

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@booketoiles1600 Thank you.

[@AllFouRoux]

Safety Acro Team (Technique). Named after the team that popularized it and most likely invented it.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@AllFouRoux Thanks very much. I asked that question about one year ago. I really appreciate it. 👍

[@RIKAAR_Ambient]

Feine Sache mit dem Rogallo, vorausgesetzt, die Höhe stimmt! Happy Landings!

[@cipher88101]

Well, on the plus side, you're probably not constipated. Glad you made it out ok. That was crazy.

[@garymonaghan7196]

Dude that’s bad ass you didn’t panic nice one ☝️!!!

[@markboyle]

I think all you guys are Nuts, I`m a fixed wing glider pilot and never get frightened for stuff like that.

[@martindang7333]

markboyle Yeah potentiallly dying isnt that frightening afterall

[@wuffa4503]

i would like to hear how well the beamer went where you wanted,,i just ordered on.I fly an A wing and do not do acro,because during nearly 50 years as a pilot i have seen too many deaths.powered paragliding is my latest adventure.The steering is important to me cause where i fly is heavily treed between meadows and power lines follow every road,,it would be a shame to throw a reserve and then float down with no directional control in to 250,000 volt powerlines

[@rudyhoffman1683]

Shalom, isn't it better and even more fun just to relax in the air and not to perform any acro at all?

[@joel.fuchs_]

I do that for many hours, just sit and enjoy, sometimes it's fun to change things up a bit. Also for safety/wing controll, learning acro is very helpfull....

[@TheEEgo]

Nice save man! staying calm and handling everything!!

[@dogofwisdom7945]

That Beamer put you down gently. Makes be second guess my reserve choice.

[@bigbagina5239]

are those beeps wing feedback? beautifully cute

[@DaveyZeeTV]

My thoughts are you’re alive! Good job brother!

[@rotamzparaglinding9218]

Thanks for the video Congratulations for accident-free landing

[@rayharkins14]

You guys that do acro, you super brave or nuts.

[@bolzn8tor]

Thanks for sharing and the thoughtful, objective analysis you added in writing. I'm curious if now, with more hindsight on the situation, what your thoughts are on whether/how you could have exited the situation when your risers were so twisted? I counted 7 to 9 twists. Would love your insight on (1) once you saw the twisting start, can you halt it from progressing? and (2) once you were twisted and the wing was at least stable, could you have halted the spin by pulling on the brakes above the twist area? Thanks for your insight!

[@bulentakyildiz5439]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing. what is the yor RESERVE name? Thanks. 🙏🙏💪💪

[@joel.fuchs_]

Beamer 3

[@patrickswayze2596]

Bulent akyildiz Beamer 3 to be precise! Huge step up from their original design! It’s now my main and my older Apco round it kept in a front mount container for doing the fun stuff! But from my original Beamer to my now unthrone 3 much quicker opening time, slower sink rate, toggles easier to reach and find if low throw, and much more responsive in its steering capabilities

[@patrickswayze2596]

Bulent akyildiz seeing as you have only been flying for about a year from your video dates, I recommend you wait longer before even considering a Rollo reserve! Too much going on unless you have skydiving experience? If not then wait at least a solid two years or a good 100 hours first man, they can be very dangerous if under a lot of pressure and not used to using a steerable canopy! Or do a SIV with one and throw it a few times under different conditions and collapses, but I’d be keeping a back up just in case!...

[@skyhighadventuresaus9252]

Patrick Swayze Jesus dude, did you Comment on every other comment 😂😂😂

[@skyhighadventuresaus9252]

Bulent akyildiz he’s right though. Take your time before using a rollo and even go do a siv because they are a completely different reserve altogether. Glad you were alright Joel 👍🏻

[@jimintheweb632]

No critique here -you're here to fly another day. Bravo! . Follow-up text great idea. I wonder if this prevented tragedy example is taught. Every flyer can find something within this vid. so to personalize & perhaps keep themselves here to fly another day. Or to walk away & give it up.

[@hiotsobo]

Good decision. With that many line twists, and unpredictable terrain down below. I wouldn’t done the same. Was expecting you to cut away the main tho

[@glaidaman]

Als du eingetwistet wurdest, hattest du die Hände wohl komplett durch die Bremsgriffe eingeschlauft. Das ist beim Twisten sehr gefährlich und kann dazu führen, das du deinen Retter nicht mehr werfen kannst, weil du gefesselt bist. Ansonsten bestätigt mich das Video, dass ich auch nur noch mit Rogallo unterwegs bin. Sehr schöne Landung und klasse lehrreiches Video!

[@matthewrossilini5808]

Wonder if you could have pulled off a SAT in the reserve chute!

[@coleenskinner2101]

Glad you landed safely.. 💛

[@pablomoll4015]

Expectacular Beamer low sink speed

[@brunojacq5473]

Rough air? I think it's just a big lack of energy in this SAT entry...

[@joel.fuchs_]

If you listen to the original non slowmo clip your hear the vario. The glider pitchs back and goes up, I start the turn, after about 180° the Glider pitches infront witch makes the wing not as heavaly weighted. It goes more horizontal then it should at that point. I should have done a spiral to built energy yes.

[@tubemaxe]

​@@joel.fuchs_ I can really comprehend why that happened, just a slight difference in conditions and the usual timing on the brakes and you get a stall. Its important to stay awake and feel the brakes. Also had two stalls while learning SATs but managed to recover it (once with a quick full stall before it really could twist, and once with some intuition and luck) but without pod harness which helped a lot. I then learned that you can almost always initiate a SAT, even out of moderate spirals, there is no 'too late' to pull the SAT (normal high B-Glider). It even works without the hand on the riser but thats very uncomfortable in a pod harness (feels like your back breaks). So i usually relax and pull a bit late so there is no risk of stalls. Playing with my Tonic 14 also really opened my eyes, just a slight pull in the spiral and its in a SAT, sometimes even without intent, its really fun. You did a really good job throwing the reserve, good decision at the right time and the Beamer really shines, now i want one, too. Thanks for sharing!

[@patrickswayze2596]

MaxO never do acro in a pod harness! Period!

[@Flightcoach]

Thanks for sharing, and lucky you had a beamer (else you might have landed somewhere inhospitable) good job on the glider retraction! I am wondering though, you had a shiiiiitload of twists but the glider appeared to be in a relatively OK attitude. You where very high as well, so imho enough space for trying to recover without needing the reserve. Why did you not try rotating out of the twists by kicking (i cant see it on the vid, maybe you did try) but instead go for deployment? I did see the turns building up but it did not look really crazy yet or where you afraid of going GLOC?

[@bicanoo_magic3452]

'For FUCHS sake". Wasn't it waaaay to windy for that wing?" Just sayin' ! (All the misspelled words in the captions where hilarious BTW!) loved the following commentary. Well done.

[@giovanniboyd-bonanno4773]

Where you still legs extended in your pod for the SAT? pretty certain that's why you spun like you did, not cause it was a failed sat. Should probably tuck your legs for those helis and SATS if you're gona use a pod. Nice recovery, though.

[@giovanniboyd-bonanno4773]

Edit. Ok just saw you did address the Pod harness.

[@craigant2522]

A very useful video. What was your all up weight and which size beamer were you flying ? I have a beamer and am interested to know how big an issue downplaning will be should I have to throw it while the wing is flying. I also fly with a bridle hook knife just in case but I would hope the reserve will slow the wing sufficiently to allow it to be pulled in. A very good example of why should always wear gloves ! Any thoughts ?

[@joel.fuchs_]

The beamer has good dominance and downplaining shouldn't be a big issue I think... and yes always gloves

[@PedroSantos-mk3pm]

Chegando agora no canal...com toda certeza, a mão de Jesus te salvou dessa!!! Vi um video seu de um parapente dando ruim na decolagem e vc dizendo que quase sempre é falha humana...vdd...Vi outro e pude analisar pq vc ensina pra geral...A Verdade prevalece. Sucesso e voe sempre com Jesus ao seu lado!!!

[@stephanebertrand-pellisson5206]

Thanks A LOT for sharing ! I have a Kolibri and want to buy a Beamer 3 Light, wich size do you use the 36 m2 for 100 kg or the 42 m2 for 130 kg, i am not sur that the 42 m2 goes into the Kolibri Harness, what do you think ? thanks.

[@pedromarcos1472]

The Beamer looks safer even if you dont have a quickout system, the sink rate is much better than other rescues isnt it? WOuld it be a problem if you couldnt get your glider and just let is flying randomly? thx

[@denniswegner9924]

Bow long did it take to untangel the gleider

[@savagex466-qt1io]

New skydiver, been 6 times. Its hard for me to understand how that rigg looks like its gonna collapse like that ? So its less dense the air ?

[@Ducky27645]

As skydivers, our wing loading is vastly different from a paraglider. Smaller wing aspect ratios of a parachute yield greater pressure in the cells minimizing the risk of collapse. However, as you’ll eventually find out, parachute canopies can still collapse in turbulent winds caused by tall trees, terrain, or buildings on your DZ. As mentioned, a paraglider’s aspect ratio is much higher enabling the pilot to gain lift to sustain flight. Less pressure is built up in their cells making them more vulnerable to poor wind conditions.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

@@Ducky27645 Hey thanks for letting me know. I understand now. Thanks

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

The stripy chute is based on a design by NASA originally made to help Apollo capsules be steamed during landing. Sometimes called NASA wing.

[@joel.fuchs_]

Francis Rogallo invented it and had the patten for it long befor nasa was even a thing yet. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rogallo Interesting read....

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

That is so true. I was once had s NASA wing only 2 feet across when I was a kite flyer. It had amazing pulling/lifting power even at that small size.

[@valeriewinter6217]

Can someone explain to me, why hasn't anyone thought of adding a carcass to a paraglider? It would have been so much easier to control and less chance of a failure

[@deanotaggo9788]

I WANT TO SAY. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. WAS THIS DONE TO TEST? OR WAS THIS A RECORDED GENUINE SITUATION? EITHER WAY YOU HAVE GAVE ME ASSURANCE. IM LOOKING INTO A COURSE VERY SOON. IVE WANTED THIS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS. KNOWING THERES A RESERVE IS REASSURING BUT WATCHING IT WORK IS BETTER. THE WAY YOU PULLED IT IN (IS THAT A TECHNIQUE?) ALSO WHY DID IT NOT CROSS OVER YOUR MAIN? WAS THAT DUE TO NOT RELEASING UNTIL WIND DIRECTION WAS RIGHT FOR RELEASE? WELL DONE. SKILLED. Edit. Can you release the main? Is that what you meant by speed bar wrong set up or is that to draw it in quicker? Novice I know I am. But I'll get there.

[@safranpollen]

The dealer , who sold you the Finsterwalder quick out is not professional. You have to use for the speed system a separating shackles. With this combination you would not have had any problems. 40 m over grond you cut the other side of the glider and concentrating for the landing. No stress. My tip, all times a belt safety knife on the cockpit:-) Soon coming, the Paralock from Finsterwalder, new cut away carabiner like a normal one, much more lighter !

[@nachnamevorname5917]

Next autumn, unfortunately.

[@joel.fuchs_]

I have it correctly setup on my acro harness but not on the pod harness. No fault with the dealer...

[@esquire9445]

Can someone explain to me why you don't cut loose the bad one? It seems like it's a huge tangle risk and you should just get rid of it.

[@maxwell4444]

the silences when hes obviously swearing are hilarious. Comedy gold,

[@laserflight]

Correct me if im wrong. To go to SAT, one would pass through a quick Spiral like moment. So you start a spiral and pull through to a SAT.. You said you braked so much to kill the glider on one side.. why would you do that?

[@tirlipimpom]

Hello Joel. Thanks for sharing the video and the experience. I was actually wondering how a Kolibri harness feels like for practising SIV manoeuvres such as SAT and heli. It is said you can easily sit up in this harness (compared to other pod harnesses), but it seems from the video you were not. You did not think of it before trying the heli and SAT or you found the sitting position was not good ? Also, would you try again these manoeuvres with this harness ?

[@joel.fuchs_]

It's a pod harness, so not the right choice to do manouvers. I did sit up and tucked my legs to be in a compact seating position but even then you are more twist prone then with a sitting harness because the carabiners are closer together. I have done fullstalls and sats with it since then but no helis....

[@duncansharp6683]

I have a kolibri and I wouldn't do these manouvers on it. Since it's not got a seatboard the carabiners are too close together and it would be easy to twist. It's true you can set it quite upright but it's nothing like as wide or stable as a seat or acro harness. It's also a lightweight harness and I wouldn't like to put it in too deep a spiral or the entry to a SAT. Plus it only has one reserve. I think it's a bad idea.

[@peterphil9686]

Beautiful wing ... in the cover photo it looks like your harness... how the “*^%’ did he do that.... Hehehehe... thx for post.

[@jakubstanko4059]

Is that Matterhorn on the horyzont ?

[@rolloverriderpgr]

How badly were your risers tangled when you did your equipment check? That had to be fun getting them out!

[@joel.fuchs_]

Not to bad actually, meaby 5-7 minutes of untangeling. Had to replace a couple of lines.

[@rolloverriderpgr]

@@joel.fuchs_ WOW! I would have thought after releasing the one side you would have had a birds nest! But for me it's a mental building game! I use old lines, yarn or string and tangle them up and have fun! I'm from an old boat building family and years ago the kids were given a wad or "birds nest" to untangle as in the age of wooden boats rope and lines got tangled and had to be untangled so we learned how lines can get undone! To bad wooden boats are a thing of the past! But every once in a while my risers get in a wad and I get to play with them! But you did a great job reefing in that wing! Which reminds me it's reserve repack day today! It's been a year since the last inspection. Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!

[@skypiratez]

Hey, nicely done dude.. What's the speedbar release system you're using?

[@dumptydo]

Whats that mad beeping sound all the time?